BURSA — 1855 · Major Tragedy
The 1855 Bursa Earthquake
On 28 February 1855, an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of about 7.5, centred near present-day Mustafakemalpaşa, struck Bursa, the former Ottoman capital. Around 300 people were killed, and a fire that broke out after the shaking burned some 3,000 houses in the city. Many historic buildings, notably the Grand Mosque (Ulu Cami), were damaged. On 11 April 1855 a second major earthquake of magnitude 7.0 followed, killing about 1,300 people, mainly in the area between Gemlik and Mudanya. Remembered locally as the "little apocalypse", the sequence profoundly changed Bursa's urban fabric; damaged mosques and inns were repaired by the Ottoman authorities in the following years.
- Date
- 1855
- Place
- Osmangazi, Bursa
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 40.1830, 29.0600 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 28 February 1855An earthquake of about magnitude 7.5, centred on Mustafakemalpaşa, struck Bursa.
- February 1855A fire after the quake burned about 3,000 houses; around 300 people died.
- 11 April 1855A second, magnitude 7.0 quake killed about 1,300 people between Gemlik and Mudanya.
- After 1855Damaged historic buildings, including the Grand Mosque, were restored.
Sources
- Vikipedi — 1855 Bursa depremi tr.wikipedia.org ↗
- Wikipedia — 1855 Bursa earthquake en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Bursa Hakimiyet — Küçük kıyamet olarak anılan Büyük Bursa Depremi'nde neler yaşandı bursahakimiyet.com.tr ↗
- Turkish Wikipedia
- Wikipedia
- Bursa Hakimiyet
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